Chechnya passes bizarre new law banning music that’s ‘too fast’ – Metro.co.uk

April 9, 2024 ndowd

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Chechnya has banned all songs that do not have a tempo between 80 and 116 beats per minute, in a bid to stop Western music ’polluting’ their republic.
The new law was introduced by Chechnya’s culture minister, Musa Dadaev, who said he hopes it promotes more traditional music and dancing.
He said: ‘We must bring to the people and to the future of our children the cultural heritage of the Chechen people.
‘This includes the entire spectrum of moral and ethical standards of life for Chechens.
‘Borrowing musical culture from other peoples is inadmissible.’
The new rules mean world music including the samba, trance and waltz music will be banned – but the popular Russian military song ‘Victory Day’ will also be banned, as it’s at 126 BPM.
The Russian national anthem also falls below the required BPM – ranking at just 76 BPM.
Local artists have until June 1 to ‘rewrite their songs’ to follow the new rules – but many beloved international artists will likely never be played in the republic again.
The decision was approved by Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov, who has ruled the Chechen Republic with an iron fist since 2007 and is a fierce Putin ally.
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Chechnya – officially a part of Russia – has cracked down on other forms of dissent which they label as ‘Western’, and enacted many anti-LGBTQ laws.
Activists said after a wave of anti-LGBTQ persecution in 2017, dozens of men and women were detained and some died in custody.